The History of the Proceedings and Debates of the Volunteer Delegates of Ireland, on the Subject of a Parliamentary Reform: Containing the Plan of Parliamentary Reform, the Names of the Delegates, and the State of Borough Representation, &c. &cW. Porter ... and for P. Byrne, 1784 - 156 էջ |
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Էջ 79 - The brave do never shun the light ; Just are their thoughts, and open are their tempers; Freely without disguise they love and hate ; Still are they found in the fair face of day, And Heaven and men are judges of their actions.
Էջ 87 - ... essential therefore, that the same system should pervade the whole ; that the formation and discipline of the militia of the continent should be absolutely uniform, and that the same species of arms, accoutrements, and military apparatus, should be introduced in every part of the United States.
Էջ 103 - ... Drogheda, a large and populous town ; the electors are the freemen and freeholders, consisting of about 500 ; — a free town. COUNTY OF DUBLIN Contains about 56,800 inhabitants, 1,200 of whom are freeholders, and the following boroughs. — NB The commissioners of the revenue have a very great share of influence in this county, on account of the many revenue officers they oblige to obtain freeholds. Swords, governed by a portrieve, who is the returning officer; the electors, the Protestant inhabitants...
Էջ 4 - Suffer us, therefore, to conjure you, by every endearing tie that connects man with man, with unceasing zeal to pursue one of the most glorious objects that ever agitated the human mind — a restoration of virtue to a senate long unaccustomed to speak the voice of the people ; a renovation of the ancient balance of our government ; and a firm establishment of the first gifts of nature on the ruins of an avowed corruption, at once the bane of morals and of liberty.
Էջ 23 - He moved that the paper should be read. It was to this effect : " Nov. 14th, 1783— At a meeting of the General Committee of the Roman Catholics of Ireland, Sir Patrick Bellew, Bart., in the chair, it was unanimously Resolved, That the message relating to us delivered this morning to the National Convention was totally unknown to and unauthorised by us.
Էջ 30 - ... decayed, mean, and depopulated cities, towns, boroughs, or manors, which have hitherto returned members to serve in Parliament by an extension of franchise to the neighbouring barony or baronies, parish or parishes, be enabled to return representatives agreeably to the principles of the constitution. That every city, town, borough, or manor, which hath hitherto returned members to serve in Parliament, be deemed to be decayed which doth not now contain within its present precincts a number of...
Էջ 80 - Major Moore then moved the following resolution : — " Resolved unanimously, that we earnestly recommend it to the electors of the several counties of this kingdom to appoint proper persons to make a return forthwith of each city, town, borough and manor belonging to their county, which is by our plan declared to be decayed ; to report by what admission of barony or baronies, parish or parishes, to the right of franchise, such decayed city, town, borough, or manor may best be opened in conformity...
Էջ 3 - ... to receive the emigrants from furrounding nations, we think it a duty we owe to our country, to promote, as far as our example can reach, an affectionate coalition of the inhabitants of Ireland.
Էջ 29 - ... frailty and condition of their nature. The following resolutions comprise the plan of Parliamentary Reform adopted by the Convention, who commenced their sittings on that question on the 10th of November, and closed them on the 1st December, 1783. Resolved unanimously, That no elector in any connty, city, town, borough, or manor, within the kingdom of Ireland, be permitted to vote for any representative in Parliament for said county, city, town, borough, or manor, so long as he may cease to be...
Էջ 3 - Connaught, and set forth that "the transcendant events which our united efforts have produced, present an eminent instance of the protecting hand of heaven, whilst the progressive virtue and general union of the people naturally prompt them to revive the spirit of an unrivalled constitution, and to vindicate the inherent rights of men.